Difficult games on Steam
Steam tag · 10,808 games · 1,153 released in the last 12 months · median 85% positive across 5,749 games with 10+ reviews · 39,508,285 Steam reviews
Share of new releases
4.1% of new Steam releases in the last 12 months (1,153 games), 4.5% the 12 before (896). By year: 2014: 13%, 2015: 12%, 2016: 10.0%, 2017: 9.4%, 2018: 9.5%, 2019: 10%, 2020: 8.8%, 2021: 6.3%, 2022: 5.8%, 2023: 5.1%, 2024: 4.6%, 2025: 4.3%, 2026: 4.1%.
Most reviewed Difficult games
- Counter-Strike 2 · 2012
- Dota 2 · 2013
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · 2017
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege · 2015
- Black Myth: Wukong · 2024
- HELLDIVERS™ 2 · 2024
- ELDEN RING · 2022
- Dead by Daylight · 2016
Breakouts of the last 12 months
- Valheim · 2026
- Slay the Spire 2 · 2026
- Far Far West · 2026
- Mortal Shell II · 2026
- Cairn · 2026
- Nioh 3 · 2026
- Assetto Corsa Rally · 2025
- Mina the Hollower · 2026
Often paired with
Action, 2D, Pixel Graphics, Atmospheric, Platformer, Arcade, Retro, Controller, Roguelike, Roguelite